Bravo, L’Europe!

February 8, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Lyon’s Cartoon Movie cuts the ribbon for 50 eclectic titles created for both young and mature audiences worldwide next month. While the big American studios save their potential animated blockbusters for the summer season, the wise traveler can get a good idea of what the rest of the world is [...]

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Cartoon Movie Picks Announced

January 23, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

The organizers of the Cartoon Movie event, set to be held March 7-9 in Lyon, France this year, have revealed their animated feature selections. The 50 selected titles will screen for producers and distributors from 17 countries during the event—among them the well hyped Zarafa (Remi Bezancon & Jean-Christophe Lie, [...]

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Goya Awards Reveal Feature, Short Noms

January 11, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

The Spanish Academy of Cinematic Art and Science (Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España) have announced the nominees for the Best Animated Feature and Animated Short Goya Awards. The 26th edition of Spain’s answer to the Oscars is set to take place in Madrid on February [...]

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How to Create a Spanish Gem

December 10, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 3 Comments

Director Ignacio Ferreras discusses the joys and challenges of adapting the graphic novel Arrugas (Wrinkles) into a 2D animated film. First-time reactions of audiences to an animated movie can be very telling. Just ask Spanish director Ignacio Ferreras, who is getting a lot of attention this year because of his [...]

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‘Arrugas’ Gets Los Angeles Screening

December 6, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

While Ignacio Ferreras’ acclaimed animation effort Arrugas (Wrinkles) has yet to find a U.S. distributor, lucky SoCal audiences can catch the 2D adaptation of Paco Roca’s graphic novel during a special screening run at the Laemmle Fallbrook 7, starting this Friday, December 9 through December 15. Produced by Spain’s Perro [...]

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